Is Black & White Spying on You?

Message boards around the Internet have been screaming about Black & White's security measures.

By IGN Staff

Some Internet posters are up in arms about security measures in developer Lionhead's new gaming sensation, Black & White.

The game sends information about your computer (including the IP number, registry details, and hardware configuration) to a server run by developer Lionhead and publisher Electronic Arts.

Lionhead, however, says users' fears about the game are baseless. In a post the company put up on gaming newsgroups, the company said so.

" Black & White uses a mechanism for its built in messaging system to tell the server if you're online or not and ready for receiving messages from other friends online. We are not spying on your system!

"If you playing an illegal copy of Black & White, the program is self-aware, so if you encounter problems with it, then maybe you should buy a proper version."